Rest day in Ystad

This morning we explored Ystad. It has an interesting Danish feel to it, which is not surprising as it was built long before the Treaty of Roskilde and Skåne was therefore still Danish. Typical are the timber framed houses:








Also nice gabled buildings. This is the old 'Latin School':





This reminds one of the monastery. The building still stands and now houses a museum.





The night watchman blows his horn in the direction of the 4 quadrants of the compass every 15 minutes from the tower, between 21:15 and 01:00. He has been doing this for centuries. Apparently this 'scheme' is still 'active' but we have not heard him (yet). This feature on the harbour breakwater however reminds us of it:





At the moment (just after 8 pm), it is blowing 20 knots with intermittent rain. But all forecasts predict a light 6 know north westerly tomorrow, ideal for the leg to our final Swedish port, Gislövs Läge.

Location:Segelgatan,Ystad,Sweden